Taking a screenshot on your Android phone is a quick and easy way to save what’s on your screen. Whether you want to remember a recipe, show a friend an error message, or keep a record of something important, knowing how to take a screenshot is very useful. This guide will walk you through the different methods to capture your screen on various Android devices, edit and share your screenshots, and even troubleshoot common issues.

How To Screenshot On Android

Google has a post up on its security blog that is half advertisement and half PSA-style announcement for Android users: go into your settings and turn off the "Allow 2G" toggle. This option, added in Android 12 back in 2021, does exactly what it sounds like: it turns off support for 2G cellular networking. Why would you want to do that? Because attackers are using the insecure 2G protocol to spoof phone numbers and send SMS spam.

Google Sounds Urgent Warning To Kill This Setting On Your Android Phone

Open the Contacts app or visit contacts.google.com. Select Trash (web) or Fix & manage > Trash (app). On Samsung, another way to find deleted numbers is in Settings > Battery and device care > Storage > Contacts. When you see the contact, tap it and then choose Recover. This article...

How to Find Deleted Phone Numbers on Android

Starting next month, Google will require apps on the Play Store to provide a “stable, engaging, responsive user experience.” If they don’t, the company plans to eventually remove those apps from the store. This policy is part of Google’s latest spam policy update and is designed to...

Google is getting ready to remove lots of Android apps from the Play Store

As I raised one of Google's new Pixel 9 phones to snap a group photo, I saw an image of myself in augmented reality located in the same spot I was standing in just a second ago. This digital version of me was positioned right next to the person I was taking a photo of, as if we were standing alongside one another in real life.

Google's Pixel 9 Phones Have a Wild New AR Camera Feature

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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CYBERSECURITY experts have uncovered a mobile spyware application targeting Android smartphones. The malware hides itself on the home screen and operates stealthily in the background, managing to “steal” confidential data and monitor user activity. The rise of smartphones has also led to a rise in hackers, who, in turn, create apps designed to steal sensitive […]

Terrifying Android ‘spy app’ hides itself on your phone and records screen as experts reveal list of rules to stay safe

Google’s Android phones are about to get an AI upgrade. The company’s flagship AI model, Gemini, will replace Google Assistant as the default service on Android phones in the coming weeks, the company announced Tuesday. The move marks the beginning of the generative AI era for smartphone functionality,...

Android phones get an AI upgrade

Android is a remarkably powerful, innovative mobile operating system that frequently leapfrogs Apple’s iOS in new technology support. That state-of-the-art functionality makes for a complex, sprawling operating system. At the surface level, the interface is simple enough for casual users who just want to text, make calls, and use Android apps, but hidden a layer or two deep in the interface are power-user-friendly settings and tools. You just need to know where to look.

24 Android Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most From Your Phone

Google (GOOGL) users in the U.K. experienced difficulty using Chrome, Gmail, and YouTube for two hours on Monday morning. The outage comes less than one week after Gmail experienced a global outage. Gmail and Google Drive were inaccessible for four hours on August 8. “We are experiencing an issue with...

Google and Gmail just experienced their second big outage in a week

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Just announced today, the new Google Pixel 9 smartphones are the most advanced Android devices yet. They rely on a powerful new processor, a beautiful touchscreen display, an advanced camera system and all of Google's latest AI tools and features. There are now three versions of the standard Google Pixel 9 series phone available -- the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro XL. A folding version of the phone, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, was also announced.Starting today, you can preorder any of the new Google Pixel 9 smartphones. They begin shipping on August 22 and September 4,...

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With the new app, users “won’t have to scroll through a bunch of numbers to get a sense of the day’s weather,” the tech company touted. Instead, users will be able to customize the app based on what sort of weather information they want to see. For example, you could opt to keep an eye on the UV index by dragging and dropping that tile to a more visible location in the app.

Pixel phones get an AI-powered weather app

It should come as no surprise that the Pixel-exclusive VPN by Google service is available to Pixel 9 series owners too. Google has confirmed that Pixel 9 series owners can indeed use VPN by Google. VPN by Google is a Pixel-exclusive VPN service that replaced the now-shuttered VPN by Google...

VPN by Google One is dead, but you still get VPN by Google with the Pixel 9

Google has historically announced its new Android hardware in October, even if it didn't have much new to show. For instance, in 2020 it released the solitary Pixel 5, a basic mid-range phone—but 2024 is the polar opposite. Google has moved up its Pixel unveiling, and the company has a cornucopia of new hardware announcements. There are not one, not two, not three, but four new Pixel phones coming, plus earbuds and a smartwatch. It's a good time to be a Pixel fan.

Google's Entire Pixel 9 Family Unveiled With Pixel Watch 3 And Pixel Buds 2 Pro

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. Last week, I got the scoop on publicly traded fintech Payoneer acquiring Singaporean startup Skuad for $61 million in cash, with the potential to pay up to $81 million. This was a pretty fast exit for Skuad founder Sundeep Sahi, who launched the company in 2019 with the aim of simplifying international hiring and had raised $19 million in venture funding. Both Payoneer and Skuad are geared toward SMBs that operate internationally, particularly in emerging markets. Notably, rather than build out the tech itself, Payoneer decided to acquire Skuad and integrate its payroll and contract management products into its own offering.

Payoneer scoops up Skuad, Robinhood’s strong Q2, and X is making progress on payments

Duolingo is the world's largest digital language education platform, and it continues to grow rapidly. The company is using artificial intelligence to create exciting new features for its users. Duolingo stock could soon rebound given the company's lightning-fast revenue growth. This company integrated artificial intelligence into its core business, and...

1 Unstoppable Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Down 29% You'll Regret Not Buying on the Dip

Google’s new Pixel 9 lineup of phones will be different from all other Android phones in one big way: The default assistant on these devices will be Gemini, Google’s AI-powered chatbot, not Google Assistant. “On mobile, Gemini is an evolution of the Assistant,” Sissie Hsiao, Google’s vice president and general manager of Gemini Experiences, told Engadget in an interview. “Users can go back to the classic Google Assistant, but this is the new Assistant now.”

Gemini, Google's AI-powered chatbot, is the default assistant on Pixel 9 phones

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Made by Google 2024: A few AI features you might’ve missed

For short-term-memory-challenged folks like this writer, Call Notes could be a useful feature. Available on the Pixel 9 family of devices, Call Notes saves a summary...

Made by Google 2024: A few AI features you might’ve missed

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